“Tell me what you were like when you were my age,” I asked my mother one afternoon. She looked up, 21 at my question. After a long time she answered, “I was 22 like you. Then, there was only one career for girls — being a hard-working 23. To tell the truth, it is 24 for me to tell you that I 25 my mother when I was growing up. I did so much for her. Besides doing lots of housework, every night I would go into my parents’ bedroom, and wash their feet with warm water. Not once did my mother ever said, ‘thank you’."
I stared out of the window, remembering 26 I grew up, always wanting to hear a word of 27 from her, but getting only the rule and 28 I could never live up to (做到). I remembered the years when she 29 me to get up at six every morning and cook breakfast for the family before leaving for school. Least of all, I remembered the times she’d 30 me to other girls who were as old as me and found me useless.
“Nothing was ever 31 enough for my mother,’’ continued my mother, “ but now I know she did 32 me, even if she never said so. I told you this just for a 33. Yes, I love all my children, but you are my first child, the first in everything to me. I have been very strict and hard on you, but I 34 you in the only way I knew. I am 35 proud of you.”
A.excited B.angry C.disappointed D.surprised
A.ever B.mostly C.never D.once
A.woman B.worker C.wife D.student
A.comfortable B.proud C.shameful D.silly
A.hated B.loved C.respected D.forgave
A.where B.how C.before D.when
A.honesty B.use C.importance D.praise
A.promise B.order C.expectation D.curiosity
A.made B.encouraged C.forced D.advised
A.compared B.matched C.explained D.introduced
A.interesting B.bad C.modern D.good
A.support B.love C.honour D.ignore
A.reason B.explanation C.excuse D.consideration
A.helped B.taught C.raised D.affected
A.slightly B.generally C.actually D.gradually
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a ____1______ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad _____2_____ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _____3_____ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _____4_____ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _____5_____ most was taking us o t or a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _____6_____ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not _____7_____ Mum and Dad. _____8_____, called out over his shoulder, "You _____9_____ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the ____10_____. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _____11_____. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _____12_____ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _____13_____. When he pointed at the child that had been _____14_____, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _____15_____ next door."
1. A. rich B. lovely C. close D. large
2. A. surprisingly B. nervously C. kindly D. proudly
3. A. dearest B. smallest C. latest D. youngest
4. A. ordering B. selling C. expecting D. improving
5. A. hated B. enjoyed C. cared D. hoped
6. A. crazily B. excitedly C. curiously D. directly
7. A. counting B. naming C. showing D. reaching
8. A. Immediately B. Carefully C. Angrily D. Easily
9. A. saw B. missed C. forgot D. left
10. A. truth B. story C. adventure D. accident
11. A. lecture B. house C. office D. activity
12. A. even if B. apart from C. so that D. except that
3. A. troublesome B. careless C. active D. quiet
14. A. found B. caught C. punished D. wounded
15. A. goes to B. belongs to C. works D. plays
Sarah wrote a letter to Annie, saying that she felt __31__ by her friend, Hannah. They had an exam recently and Sarah got the __32___ grade in the class. When washing hands with Hannah, Sarah __33__ that she did badly in the exam and __34__ her not to tell anyone else. However, the next day, some other students got to know the news. Sarah thought it was Hannah who didn’t keep her __35__ because the only people who can see their grades are the teacher and the students that the grades __36__ to. But when Sarah talked about it with Hannah, she __37__ that she hadn’t told anyone else and said that someone must have been __38__ on what they said. But Sarah didn’t __39 __ her, and could not __40__ her for doing that and lying. Sarah lost her best friend.
A.sad B.happy C.annoyed D.betrayed
A.highest B.worst C.lowest D.best
A.admitted B.swore C.promised D.thought
A.ordered B.begged C.suggested D.asked
A.news B.secret C.word D.things
A.use B.belong C.gave D.thanks
A.swore B.thought C.advised D.promised
A.putting B.keeping C.focusing D.spying
A.hear B.believe C.ask D.like
A.believe B.trust C.forgive D.understand
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When I was young, my grandmother used to tell me stories. I’d like to 36 with you one of my favorites.
Once, there was a young boy. He was very 37 because he couldn’t keep his friends. He asked his father 38 this was so. His father 39 replied, “Son, each time you say or do something that 40 one of your friends, hammer a piece of wood into the 41 .” The curious boy did 42 he was told and soon he made fence(篱笆) out of the wood.
“Father!” he cried, “I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence!”
“Well, Son, each time you say something 43 to a friend, you can take one piece of wood out.”
The boy 44 this, too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out 45 two. On the third day he took out 46 more. Finally he had 47 all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again, “Look at the 48 in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh, how ugly!”
“Son,” his father said, “this is why you aren’t able to 49 your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feeling, no matter what you do to 50 for it, there will always be a scar(伤痕) in his 51 .”
From that day on, the boy was very 52 of his words and actions and he 53 hurt his friends’ feelings again.
I always keep this story close to my heart. It has 54 me lot. I am always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to 55 .
36. A. argue B. discuss C. share D. compare
37. A. happy B. upset C. friendly D. frightened
38. A. what B. how C. when D. why
39. A. just B. hardly C. also D. once
40. A. leaves B. pleases C. hurts D. amuses
41. A. wall B. ground C. field D. door
42. A. that B. which C. when D. as
43. A. surprising B. interesting C. nice D. bad
44. A. did B. made C. refused D. said
45. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
46. A. few B. some C. any D. no
47. A. removed B. repeated C. replanted D. recycled
48. A. sand B. dirt C. holes D. sticks
49. A. make B. meet C. keep D. stay
50. A. turn up B. take up C. bring up D. make up
51. A. heart B. face C. neck D. hand
52. A. afraid B. careful C. proud D. fond
53. A. always B. ever C. never D. already
54. A. found B. taught C. lent D. saved
55. A. avoid B. admire C. respect D. lose
Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegianshad 16 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 17 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 18 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 19 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 20 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 21 to mark their way home. To make things 22 , Evans, whom they had all thought of 23 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 24 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 25 pushed on at the best speed they could 26 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 27 feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could 28 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 29 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 30 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 31 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 32 for another night.
The following morning, 33 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 34 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 35 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
A.hit B.fought C.won D.beaten
A.growing B.putting C.planting D.laying
A.after B.until C.while D.before
A.safe B.fast C.short D.slow
A.rose B.set C.appeared D.disappeared
A.taken up B.cut up C.set up D.picked up
A.easier B.better C.bitter D.worse
A.to B.upon C.as D.in
A.battled B.struggled C.speeded D.waited
A.left B.lost C.defeated D.saved
A.manage B.try C.employ D.find
A.ached B.frozen C.hardened D.harmed
A.hardly B.never C.seldom D.nearly
A.pain B.fear C.trouble D.danger
A.all others B.some others C.others D.the others
A.away B.with C.off D.on
A.bed B.tent C.blanket D.sleeping-bag
A.while B.since C.for D.once
A.missed B.separated C.passed D.gone
A.patiently B.lonely C.alone D.worriedly
Section B
Hi Colin,
Glad to hear that you are going to have so many adventures in Africa. To make your trip more enjoyable, you should take some necessary things with you. You’ll need strong boots because you are going to 53 a lot. 54 is also necessary in case the weather is bad on Mount Kilimanjaro. A towel is also needed because you will get 55 when you go white-water rafting.
56 very important, too. You must take your tent, sleeping bags and so on. Also take a map of all the places 57 you will visit and a 58 so you don’t get lost. You will take some food and you’ll probably find water. Take care 59 , as you will need to take your water purifying tablets and place them in a pan when you boil the water. And remember to take a pocket knife to cut food or anything else when 60 .
Best wishes,
Jennifer
53. A. run B. ride C. drive D. walk
54. A. A parka B.A raincoat C. An umbrella D. A life jacket
55. A. hot B. excited C. wet D. cold
56. A. An equipment is B. Equipments are
C. Equipment is D. The equipments are
57. A. where B. that C. when D. in which
58. A. compass B. watch C. candle D. box of matches
59. A. although B. though C. however D. yet
60. A. needed B. cut C. asked D. required
完型填空
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing about having to be on duty on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ?” I asked doubtfully. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied(陪伴) by the body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Out of curiosity, I checked their registration form. No address—they were . I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a family of five in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of Christmas day, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all a free meal in the hospital dining hall on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, ________ the expectation, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
, as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
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When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad 36 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t 37 it, but I could pray from the 38 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 39 and go home empty-handed. That corner 40 either mouth-watering excitement or 41 .
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 42 sound of his offer. It 43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to 44 today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some 45 for odd jobs(零活). But 46 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of 47 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 48 .”My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 49 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt 50 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or 51 act disappointed.
I 52 that generosity(慷慨)goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 53 ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We 54 another trip the next week. As we 55 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
A.never B.hardly C.frequently D.strangely
A.expect B.mention C.wait D.get
A.month B.day C.weekend D.moment
A.finish B.drive C.turn D.return
A.indicated B.meant C.suggested D.instructed
A.anger B.shame C.happiness D.disappointment
A.funny B.surprising C.interesting D.beautiful
A.came B.spoke C.went D.flew
A.serve B.treat C.buy D.provide
A.extra C.little D.easy
A.after B.while C.when D.although
A.sadness B.regret C.curiosity D.selfishness
A.accept B.pay C.pass D.eat
A.turn back B.keep up C.stop by D.give in
A.unsatisfied B.embarrassed C.frightened D.crazy
A.even B.never C.only D.somehow
A.knew B.learned C.acknowledged(承认) D.found
A.dearest B.worst C.cheapest D.best
A.made out B.prepared for C.went on D.took up
A.crossed B.left C.came D.approached
完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the morning of May 18, 2010, Enzo PiscoPo’s alarm clock went off, signaling the start of another workday. Moments later, unbearable pain shot through his back.
“I ________ so loud that I probably woke up the whole neighborhood,” he says. He became paralyzed (使瘫痪,使麻痹) from the waist down, Doctors said he’d likely never ________ again.
The last three years have been a challenging, but equally ________ , journey for Enzo, a Coca-Cola employee since 1966. He has gone through great pain, relearned everyday tasks and got used to life in a ________ .
“These lessons have made me the happiest I’ve ever been,” Enzo says. Nearly every day, someone asks Enzo how he can be so ________ after such a life-changing ________ . It’s a question, he admits; he’s asked himself more than a few times.
One particular ________ changed Enzo. A few weeks after his injury, he was talking to his wife in his hospital room. ________ focusing on what he had, he fixed his attention on what he thought he’d ________.
His wife told him the things that mattered most to them were ________ intact (完好无损的), and that they would continue to follow their dreams and do everything they ________ to do, including traveling.
“That conversation ________ me that I have the most wonderful wife and four beautiful and healthy kid,” he says.
Enzo, who returned to work three months after his injury, ________ that happiness is a choice. “You can find millions of ________ to either be happy or unhappy. The choice is yours. Many people who seemingly have everything are ________ , while some of the ________ people in the world are deeply happy. The ________ is focusing on the things that really matter. Today I make an effort to ________ all the ‘little things’ that make me happy. I still want to ________ and grow as a person in all aspects of my life, ________ I’m now enjoying the abundance of things I already have much more.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man stole into a room through an open window. He ________ through all the room, but he didn’t find any money ________ a bankbook(存折). He thought, “If I have some credentials (证件)of the ________ , I’ll be able to get the money in the bank. ” Suddenly to his ________ , he caught sight of an identity card(身份证)on the ________ of the desk just before him. So he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with ________ .
________ the bankbook and the identity card, the woman clerk in the bank was so ________ that her face suddenly turned ________ and she sat there dumbfounded (发呆) for a minute. But she tried the best to hide her ________ , and then in a ________ voice said to the uncommon man, “Excuse me, can you tell me what is the ________ between you and the owner of the bankbook?” Being so ________,the young man who was waiting turned red:“He…he…oh, sorry, I ________ she…she is my wife…” “Now I see,”said the woman clerk, and almost at the time, she gave a quick ________ on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came out of a side room.
“Come along with me, young man! ” said the policeman.
“What’s the matter?” the man ________ back in a cold voice.
“Look at this!”it was a woman’s angry voice.
The man couldn’t ________ looking up and to his surprise he found ________ was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card ________ her face. Also, the photo on it suggested she happened to be the ________ owner of the bankbook.
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完型填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My ________ was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of ________who passed by and________a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the race and gave it a ________ .
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t ________ if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very ________ , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt________ for a second.
But then I ________ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had ________ capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ________ was only to finish.
After a minute, it ________ me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned________ about myself in that moment. I turned my________ into inspiration.
I decided that I would not ________ running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and________ properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I ________ the finishing line, I was proud of my ________ .
In life we all have those moments when we ________ ourselves to others. It’s only ________. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into ________and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ________ to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You ________ have your pick from my bicycle _ ________ .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would ________ choose.
As Christmas ________ near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she ________ a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织)volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.
Throughout December, Emily continued to ________ hard. Then one day, she made a ________ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very ________ .
________ by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute ________ of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. ________ I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t ________ the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later ________ the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very ________ , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re ________ away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the ________ ? I like to think it was God’s way of ________ a little girl for a sacrifice ________ her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the ________.
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Jasmine Harman,a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one she couldn’t to be made public.
“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.
Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”
“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”
A.settle B.take C.beat D.calm
A.making B.discovering C.hiding D.mixing
A.wait B.plan C.cover D.bear
A.work B.mum C.illness D.memory
A.mental B.physical C.final D.social
A.new B.used C.round D.expensive
A.put away B.made out C.picked up D.dug out
A.terrible B.grateful C.OK D.crazy
A.rich B.normal C.simple D.hard
A.special B.dangerous C.hopeless D.impossible
A.hope B.wonder C.fear D.doubt
A.ended up B.broke down C.kept away D.came out
A.patient B.expert C.example D.role
A.friends B.bosses C.families D.mistakes
A.fair B.safe C.false D.public
A.better B.younger C.prouder D.worse
A.years B.months C.centuries D.weeks
A.hardly B.actually C.luckily D.regularly
A.dream B.way C.house D.study
A.struggling B.filling C.turning D.begging
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago,after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37 his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 43 fake(假货). When he was 44 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 46 hearing Glen’ s words. Glen was 47 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.
A.set up B.took up C.went up D.picked up
A.honors B.mentions C.brings D.owes
A.decided B.refused C.objected D.asked
A.books B.things C.savings D.pounds
A.ordinary B.routine C.regular D.common
A.look B.inspection C.test D.experiment
A.one B.it C.them D.these
A.priceless B.useful C.worthless D.valuable
A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.hard
A.that B.what C.as D. which
A.on B.at C.who D.in
A.disappointed B.delighted C.amazed D.satisfied
A.conditions B.experiences C.experiments D.chances
A.stopped B.hoped C.warned D.urged
A.came out B.found out C.sent out D.set out
A.hit B.blamed C.praised D.charged
A.expression B.idea C.thought D.impression
A.honesty B.lies C.goods D.bravery
A.secret B.lesson C.choice D.Belief
Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his 36 was very poor, so he had to work in his 37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his 38 . In spite of this, he 39 to get to the university. But it was so 40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the 41 time so as to earn 42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and 43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often 44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, 45 , allowed to do the 46 jobs, like helping to lift 47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the 48 room. The woman 49 to be one of his 50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling 51 at the thought of the operation 52 he came to get her. And when she 53 Dick, it seemed to her 54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she 55 her eyes painfully.
A.home B.house C.family D.village
A.spare B.rest C.active D.lunch
A.toys B.education C.school D.clothes
A.managed B.tried D.wasn’t able
A.free B.hard C.easy D.expensive
A.other B.last C.different D.same
A.enough B.much C.a little D.most
A.the others B.another C.others D.other
A.didn’t have B.helped C.let D.begged
A.in all B.actually C.of course D.sometimes
A.light B.simplest C.difficult D.different[来
A.doctors B.knives C. tools D.people
A.living B.sitting C.operating D.waiting
A.happened B.hated C.seemed D.remembered
A.neighbours B.teachers C.friends D.customers
A.unhappy B.sad C.surprised D.frightened
A.before B.after C.until D.for
A.spoke to B.told C.saw D.refused
A.as if B.even if C.what if D.if only
A.started B.glared C.opened D.shut